Hi, this should be fixed in 4.2. It looks like you're still on 2.12.0 based on the report. Closing under the assumption this is fixed. If you discover otherwise, please feel free to re-open (or file a new bug.)
** Changed in: qemu Status: Confirmed => Fix Released -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of qemu- devel-ml, which is subscribed to QEMU. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1810400 Title: Failed to make dirty bitmaps writable: Can't update bitmap directory: Operation not permitted Status in QEMU: Fix Released Bug description: blockcommit does not work if there is dirty block. virsh version Compiled against library: libvirt 4.10.0 Using library: libvirt 4.10.0 Using API: QEMU 4.10.0 Running hypervisor: QEMU 2.12.0 Scenario: 1. Create an instance 2. Add dirty bitmap to vm disk. 3. create a snapshot(external or internal) 4. revert snapshot or blockcommit disk virsh blockcommit rota-test vda --active Active Block Commit started virsh blockjob rota-test vda --info No current block job for vda rota-test.log: starting up libvirt version: 4.10.0, package: 1.el7 (CBS <c...@centos.org>, 2018-12-05-12:27:12, c1bk.rdu2.centos.org), qemu version: 2.12.0qemu-kvm-ev-2.12.0-18.el7_6.1.1, kernel: 4.1.12-103.9.7.el7uek.x86_64, hostname: vm-kvm07 LC_ALL=C PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin QEMU_AUDIO_DRV=spice /usr/libexec/qemu-kvm -name guest=rota-test,debug-threads=on -S -object secret,id=masterKey0,format=raw,file=/var/lib/libvirt/qemu/domain-101-rota-test/master-key.aes -machine pc-i440fx-rhel7.0.0,accel=kvm,usb=off,dump-guest-core=off -cpu SandyBridge,hypervisor=on,xsaveopt=on -m 8192 -realtime mlock=off -smp 3,sockets=3,cores=1,threads=1 -uuid 50dec55c-a80a-4adc-a788-7ba23230064e -no-user-config -nodefaults -chardev socket,id=charmonitor,fd=59,server,nowait -mon chardev=charmonitor,id=monitor,mode=control -rtc base=utc,driftfix=slew -global kvm-pit.lost_tick_policy=delay -no-hpet -no-shutdown -global PIIX4_PM.disable_s3=1 -global PIIX4_PM.disable_s4=1 -boot strict=on -device ich9-usb-ehci1,id=usb,bus=pci.0,addr=0x5.0x7 -device ich9-usb-uhci1,masterbus=usb.0,firstport=0,bus=pci.0,multifunction=on,addr=0x5 -device ich9-usb-uhci2,masterbus=usb.0,firstport=2,bus=pci.0,addr=0x5.0x1 -device ich9-usb-uhci3,masterbus=usb.0,firstport=4,bus=pci.0,addr=0x5.0x2 -device virtio-serial-pci,id=virtio-serial0,bus=pci.0,addr=0x6 -drive file=/var/lib/libvirt/images/rota-0003,format=qcow2,if=none,id=drive-virtio-disk0,cache=none -device virtio-blk-pci,scsi=off,bus=pci.0,addr=0x7,drive=drive-virtio-disk0,id=virtio-disk0,bootindex=1,write-cache=on -netdev tap,fd=61,id=hostnet0,vhost=on,vhostfd=62 -device virtio-net-pci,netdev=hostnet0,id=net0,mac=52:54:00:e8:09:94,bus=pci.0,addr=0x3 -chardev pty,id=charserial0 -device isa-serial,chardev=charserial0,id=serial0 -chardev spicevmc,id=charchannel0,name=vdagent -device virtserialport,bus=virtio-serial0.0,nr=1,chardev=charchannel0,id=channel0,name=com.redhat.spice.0 -spice port=5902,addr=0.0.0.0,disable-ticketing,seamless-migration=on -device qxl-vga,id=video0,ram_size=67108864,vram_size=67108864,vram64_size_mb=0,vgamem_mb=16,max_outputs=1,bus=pci.0,addr=0x2 -chardev spicevmc,id=charredir0,name=usbredir -device usb-redir,chardev=charredir0,id=redir0,bus=usb.0,port=2 -chardev spicevmc,id=charredir1,name=usbredir -device usb-redir,chardev=charredir1,id=redir1,bus=usb.0,port=3 -device virtio-balloon-pci,id=balloon0,bus=pci.0,addr=0x8 -sandbox on,obsolete=deny,elevateprivileges=deny,spawn=deny,resourcecontrol=deny -msg timestamp=on 2019-01-03T07:50:43.810142Z qemu-kvm: -chardev pty,id=charserial0: char device redirected to /dev/pts/3 (label charserial0) main_channel_link: add main channel client red_qxl_set_cursor_peer: inputs_connect: inputs channel client create inputs_channel_detach_tablet: #block339: Failed to make dirty bitmaps writable: Can't update bitmap directory: Operation not permitted To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/qemu/+bug/1810400/+subscriptions